Installing fiber-cement siding around/over gas/electric pipes
 

I'm thinking of putting Hardie or Certainteed fiber/cement lap siding
on my house. I'm pretty handy, but I've never installed siding before.

On the side of the house where the pipes from the gas and electric
meters pass through the wall, am I correct in assuming that I'll have
to have a plumber and electrician come and disconnect the service(s),
so that I can pass the aforementioned pipes through holes drilled
through the siding? Or is there some other magical way to fit the
siding around the pipes? How do professional installers handle this?

I'm assuming worst-case scenario where the pipe will have to pass right
through the middle of a piece of siding, and not close to a siding edge
where I can just cut a notch in the siding.

Tnx,
dave

If there's a union handy, shut off the utility and fire up your hole saw
for the cleanest fitup. Otherwise, hole saw first, then slot in with
the circular saw. Save your dropoff and screw it back in place using a
c. 22 ga. galvanized backing plate. Blend the surface with any
"cementitious patching compound" per www.hardie.com.
Good luck, Boat_dreams
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Dave wrote:
I'm thinking of putting Hardie or Certainteed fiber/cement lap siding
on my house. I'm pretty handy, but I've never installed siding before.
On the side of the house where the pipes from the gas and electric
meters pass through the wall, am I correct in assuming that I'll have
to have a plumber and electrician come and disconnect the service(s),
so that I can pass the aforementioned pipes through holes drilled
through the siding? Or is there some other magical way to fit the
siding around the pipes? How do professional installers handle this?
I'm assuming worst-case scenario where the pipe will have to pass right
through the middle of a piece of siding, and not close to a siding edge
where I can just cut a notch in the siding.
Tnx, dave

One approach is to use a panel (think: a 6"x6" piece of paintable wood)
fitted to the pipe penetrations. Make the panel up with the required
penetrations and cut through them afterwards to allow the piece to be
reassembled in place. Flash/glue/caulk as needed and butt the siding to the
panel. A similar method can be used for exterior lights, sillcocks, etc...
if the equipment isn't demountable.

"Dave" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of putting Hardie or Certainteed fiber/cement lap siding
on my house. I'm pretty handy, but I've never installed siding before.

On the side of the house where the pipes from the gas and electric
meters pass through the wall, am I correct in assuming that I'll have
to have a plumber and electrician come and disconnect the service(s),
so that I can pass the aforementioned pipes through holes drilled
through the siding? Or is there some other magical way to fit the
siding around the pipes? How do professional installers handle this?

I'm assuming worst-case scenario where the pipe will have to pass right
through the middle of a piece of siding, and not close to a siding edge
where I can just cut a notch in the siding.

Tnx,
dave

On 2005-07-29, Dave wrote:

I'm assuming worst-case scenario where the pipe will have to pass
right through the middle of a piece of siding, and not close to a
siding edge where I can just cut a notch in the siding.

Hello,

My suggestion, based on absolutely no experience whatsoever, is this:
It seems simplest to arrange that you have a seam where the pipe is,
so you can notch the horizontal siding. For example, instead of
starting the row at one end as usual, start that row at the pipe and
work outward towards both ends.

Cheers, Wayne